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How the pandemic is driving a shift in student-directed learning

January 15, 2021 by Laura Ascione

New research documents why digital and mobile tools will continue to play a role in the classroom and be instrumental in student-directed learning

Project Tomorrow, a national, education nonprofit supporting the implementation of research-based learning experiences, and Blackboard, a leading EdTech software and solutions company, today released the final installment in…

How we reduced mobility and improved outcomes in low-performing schools

February 26, 2019 by Ellen Ullman

Rapides Parish School Board in Louisiana serves more than 24,000 students. The district has 47 buildings and 70 percent of its students are economically disadvantaged.

#10: 8 ways to help students grow their grit

December 19, 2018December 18, 2018 by Laura Ascione

For a relatively new buzzword, grit certainly has a lot of supporters. It is grit, and not necessarily IQ or talent, that can predict students' academic success. And…

It’s another year of change: Can you answer these questions?

September 4, 2018 by Jennifer Abrams

Here we go: another opening, another show. The school year has started. The new ideas are ready for rollout. The excitement is present. Are you ready? The roll…

Urgent: 3 reasons to track Trump’s latest education moves

May 9, 2017 by Laura Ascione

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to limit the federal government's role in U.S. education and to return much of that control to states. The order…

Op-ed: Does this new curriculum cross the line?

June 17, 2014 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor for eCampus News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

Unfortunately, it seems that school violence has reached an all-time high, as ‘kids will be kids’ bullying has escalated from hurt feelings to suicide, and banned items from…

ED’s Culatta outlines three key ed-tech goals

October 23, 2013October 15, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Personalized learning, broadband connectivity, and data access are not only hot conversation topics among school and district administrators--they've made their way to the U.S. Department of Education (ED).…

Survey: IT college grads not ‘ready to go’

November 5, 2013March 7, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Many companies and college IT departments are ready to hire as the economy thaws, but more than nine in 10 college graduates who majored in information technology (IT)…

‘Augmented reality’ quickly becoming real

November 5, 2013December 21, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

You're walking down the street, looking for a good place to eat off-campus. You hold up your cell phone and use it like the viewfinder on a camera,…

UC energy savings could eclipse $30M

April 24, 2011December 14, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

The University of California San Diego campus expects to save $36 million in annual utility costs after a series of green initiatives that include replacing 500 energy-intensive computer…

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